Suno - AI Songs, Music, Lyrics
One official app, published by Suno, Inc., free to install with in-app purchases. It's been on iOS since summer 2023 - about eighteen months longer than Android - and it shows in how much of the platform it uses.
What the app looks like
Three screens cover most of what you'll actually use: getting it, making something, and getting it back out again.
On the App Store
Search Suno and check the developer line reads Suno, Inc. before you tap Get - the Music category is full of AI song apps with similar names and near-identical icons.
It's a free download. Nothing is paywalled until your daily credits run out.
Describe it, hum it, or paste it
The Create tab takes a text prompt, but on a phone the interesting inputs are the other ones - hum a melody, tap a rhythm, or attach a recording. The microphone is the reason the app beats the website for starting ideas.
Since May you also get a Vocal Gender selector, a Lyrics Model picker and Memory, which keeps your last prompt loaded so you can change one word instead of retyping everything.
Press and hold for the full menu
Long-press any track for Publish, Add to playlist, Rename, Get Stems and Download. Files go to Files → On My iPhone → Downloads, and the download arrow in Safari's address bar jumps you straight there.
Sharing is where iOS pulls ahead - the native share sheet, plus the iMessage keyboard covered below.
Three things you only get on iOS
Android got the app eighteen months later and has been catching up ever since - but these three are still iPhone-only, and they're the reason iOS feels like the platform Suno actually designs for.
Suno inside your iMessage keyboard 15 July 2026
In Suno's own words, "Suno now lives in your iMessage keyboard." You make a song without leaving the conversation - record a voice line or type lyrics, pick a style, and send it as a message. The person on the other end can listen and reply with one of their own.
It's the most genuinely novel thing in the app, and it exists nowhere else. Birthday songs, in-jokes and abuse of your group chat have never been so frictionless.
- Update to the latest version of the Suno app
- In a message thread, tap the plus icon and choose Suno from the app extensions
- Pick your input - voice or keyboard for lyrics - and choose a style
- Send it
Share straight from Notes and Voice Memos 4 June 2026
Two of Apple's own apps feed directly into Suno's share sheet. Share a note and Suno transcribes it into the lyrics field. Share a voice memo and it's automatically attached as audio in the Create form.
This quietly solves the most common songwriting workflow there is: lyrics scribbled in Notes at midnight, a melody hummed into Voice Memos on the bus. Neither needs copying, pasting or exporting - just the share button.
- Open the note or the voice memo
- Tap Share, then choose Suno
- The Create form opens with your lyrics or your audio already in place
CarPlay 13 May 2026
Suno appears on your car's screen. Browse your library, stream your own songs and control playback from the dashboard - streaming only, not generation, which is the right call at seventy miles an hour.
Android got the equivalent on the same day via Android Auto, so this is the one place the two platforms genuinely drew level.
The iMessage extension, illustrated. Suno sits in the app drawer beside the sticker packs and the payment button.
2026 on iOS, in order
An unusually mobile-heavy year. Marked below by where each release actually reached.
v5.5: Voices, Custom Models and My Taste On iOS
The flagship model release and the biggest change to what your phone generates - more expressive vocals, Custom Models trained on your own catalogue, and My Taste quietly learning your preferred genres.
CarPlay Dashboard
Library browsing, playback and controls in your car's native interface.
Mobile app improvements On iOS
The biggest quality-of-life release of the year: modernised UI, refreshed Explore, a Vocal Gender selector, Memory for your last prompt, and a Lyrics Model Selector. Profiles gained cover images, bios, links, playlists and pinned favourites.
Share from Notes and Voice Memos iOS only
Notes become lyrics; voice memos become audio inputs. No copying, no exporting.
Stem separation improvements On iOS
Cleaner splits across the full 12-stem set, requestable from the app.
Custom soccer anthems Mobile only
Four questions about your team and Suno writes it a song. A gimmick, but a good demonstration of guided prompting.
iMessage keyboard integration iOS only
The headline iOS feature of the year. Create and send songs without leaving a message thread.
Duration slider Web only
Set an exact song length - and it never came to the apps. If you need a specific runtime, you need a browser.
Cover art improvements On iOS
Better generated artwork, which travels with the MP4 video export and onto your profile.
Voices lands on mobile Big one
Record your voice once, then sing on any song you make. Free accounts get it too. Needs app version 1.83.0 or later - which is exactly the version currently on the App Store.
Studio 2.0 Desktop browser only
MIDI, an AI chat bar, custom plugins, uncapped project exports - and a hard 768px minimum screen width. Your iPhone will not run it. An iPad in landscape will.
The two things the app won't tell you
Neither produces an error message. They're design decisions that silently change what you end up with.
The app never gives you WAV
Tap Download on a paid plan and you'd expect the lossless file you're paying for. You get an MP3. No warning, no error, no greyed-out option explaining why - on any plan, on any iOS version.
WAV export exists only on suno.com in a desktop browser. If a track is going anywhere near a distributor, download it on a computer.
Studio 2.0 will not open on an iPhone
Premier's headline feature - the browser DAW with MIDI, stem editing and uncapped exports - has a hard 768px minimum screen width, and Suno's documentation states plainly that mobile devices are not supported.
An iPad in landscape clears the bar. An iPhone doesn't, in either orientation. If you subscribed to Premier for Studio, you subscribed for something that needs a bigger screen.
What it costs through the App Store
The App Store lists Suno's in-app purchases openly, including the credit top-ups that aren't advertised anywhere prominent on the website.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | What it works out at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $10.00 | $96.00 | About $8 a month billed yearly - roughly 20% off. |
| Premier | $30.00 | $289.00 | About $24 a month billed yearly, same discount. |
Credit top-ups
Extra credits on top of your monthly allowance. These are the ones that don't expire while your subscription stays active - the only credits that survive a billing cycle.
iOS vs Android vs the website
Same account, same library, same credits everywhere. What differs is what each one lets you do with them.
| Feature | iOS | Android | Desktop web |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generate from a prompt | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hum, sing or tap an idea in | Yes | Yes | Upload only |
| VoicesSing in your own voice | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iMessage keyboard | Exclusive | No | n/a |
| Share from Notes / Voice Memos | Exclusive | No | n/a |
| In-car playback | CarPlay | Android Auto | n/a |
| Stem separation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MP3 download | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WAV download | NeverSilently returns MP3 | Never | Pro / Premier |
| Bulk / ZIP download | No | No | Yes |
| Duration slider | No | No | Yes |
| Suno Studio 2.0 | iPhone: noiPad landscape: yes | No | Premier |
| App size | 239.5 MB | ~31 MB | n/a |
| OS requirement | iOS 18.0+ | Current Android | Any browser |
iOS troubleshooting
Suno on iOS FAQ
Is there an official Suno app for iPhone?
Yes - Suno - AI Songs, Music, Lyrics, by Suno, Inc. It's free to install, rated 4.9 from 322,000 ratings, and currently third in the Music charts for free apps.
What iOS version do I need?
iOS 18.0 or later, and there's no fallback build for older devices. If your iPhone can't update that far, use suno.com in Safari - it's the same account and the same library.
What's the iMessage keyboard thing?
An iOS-only extension that puts Suno inside message threads. Record a voice line or type lyrics, pick a style, and send the song without leaving the conversation. Enable it from the plus icon in any thread.
Can I use Suno Studio on my iPhone?
No. Studio 2.0 needs a 768px minimum screen width and Suno says mobile devices aren't supported. An iPad in landscape clears the bar; a phone doesn't.
Why can't I download WAV?
WAV export is desktop-web only. The app returns an MP3 on every plan, with no warning. Download on a computer when the quality matters.
Does it work on iPad?
Yes, and the iPad is the better iOS device for this - in landscape it's wide enough to run Studio 2.0 in Safari, which no iPhone can do.
How much does it cost on the App Store?
Pro $10/month or $96/year; Premier $30/month or $289/year. Credit top-ups run $4 for 500 up to $30 for 4,000 - about $0.008 a credit, so roughly 8 cents per generation.
Should I subscribe in the app or on the website?
If you might expense it, subscribe on the website - you get proper Stripe invoices rather than Apple consumer receipts, and cancelling stays in one place. Otherwise it makes little practical difference.
Do my songs sync with the website?
Automatically - one account, one library, one credit balance. Just make sure you sign in the same way each time; Sign in with Apple and email sign-in are different accounts even on the same address.
Does the app work offline?
No. Generation happens on Suno's servers, so creating anything needs a connection. Files you've already downloaded play offline like any other music.
Is iOS ahead of Android?
On features, yes - the iMessage keyboard and the Notes and Voice Memos integrations are iPhone-only. On version numbers, not always: iOS sits at 1.83.0 while Android is on 1.84.1, so the release cadence isn't perfectly in step.
Why is the app 240 MB?
On-device assets and frameworks - the Android build is around 31 MB for the same features. It's not a problem beyond the download itself, but it's a striking gap between the two.
Sources
We're an independent guide with no affiliation to Suno or Apple. The phone screens on this page are our own illustrations, drawn to show layout - they are not App Store screenshots and the real app differs in detail. Last reviewed August 2026; the app ships most weeks, so check the App Store listing for current figures.
Hum it at the bus stop. Finish it at a desk.
The iPhone app is the best place Suno has for catching an idea - a microphone, a share sheet and a keyboard inside your messages. Just don't expect it to be where you master the thing.